WQ0005438_Regional Office Form w/comments._20210120

Permit Rescission Form
Information to be filled out by Central Office:
Facility Name: Satterwhythe WWTP
Permit Number: WQ0005438
Regional Office: Mooresville
County: Mecklenburg
Date Rescission Requested: September 28, 2016
Comments: Permittee has requested rescission again in response to a NOV sent for failing to renew the expired
permit. Based on MRO and CO discussions, as well as CO conversations with the Permittee, the only issue is
the existing lagoons. It is CO's opinion that if the lagoons meet the closure requirements, then the permit should
be rescinded.
Information to be filled out by Region:
Please Check Appropriately:
Site Visit Performed
Groundwater Concerns Addressed
Render Decision for Rescission of the Above Referenced Permit:
XI
Approved - conditional
Denied
Note: If approved this permit will become inactive in the BIMS database and will not be billed through
the division billing system.
Complete if Approved:
Rescind Immediately
Reason for Approval MRO staff originally denied this request because AQUA did not provide adequate assessment of the
site. In the 12-03-2020 email from Mr. Joseph Pearce (AQUA), there is now interest to purchase/develop the land, so
AQWA hired a contractor to complete the long overdue site assessment. MRO staff received the Hart and Hickman report
via Nathaniel Thornburg email on 12-11-2020. The findings state the site is reverted to a natural state and there is no
indication of posing health or environmental risks.
The final pages (9 and 10, Section 3.0 Summary & Conclusions) of the report seem to indicate that the site will be graded
with permanent closure of on -site ponds and proposes that remaining lagoon residuals be spread onsite and exisiting
monitoring wells be abandoned. Upon review of the data, MRO staff is okay with the contractor findings, but feels the
permit rescission should happen after completion of the proposed lagoon closures and monitoring well abandonments
(including MW-5, if it can be located). MRO staff may also wish to perform a final site visit, as this site has not been viewed
since 2016.
Maria Schutte January 19, 2021. ,-DocuSigned by:
Signature of Certifier:
Date Certified:
El_61ER69A2DE493
1.20.21